Greek Recruitment

Learn How to Join Capital's Fraternity and Sorority Life Community

If you are interested in joining Greek Life here at Capital, Formal Sorority Recruitment is Labor Day Weekend! September 4-6th, more details will come about recruitment. Registration will be open on May 1st on https://capital.mycampusdirector.com/

Capital University holds its Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council Formal Recruitment (NPC) in the fall semester and informal recruitment in the spring. The National Pan-Hellenic Council or city-wide chapters (NPHC) participate in intake processes. Be sure to follow @CapitalFSL on Twitter and "Like" Fraternity and Sorority Life at Capital University on Facebook for up-to-date information!

Below is a breakdown of each process:

Panhellenic Council Formal Recruitment

Sorority Formal Recruitment is an intentional three day process for all women who register to get to know and engage with our four sororities. Each round allows for potential new members (PNMs) to learn more about each sorority and find their home within the Fraternity and Sorority Life community. After each round, a PNM will make their preference of what sororities to visit for the next round; the sororities will also turn in preferences and the next round invitations will be decided through a mutual selection. Formal recruitment will take place Thursday, September 11 through Saturday September 13 with Sunday, September 14 being Bid Day. Below is a breakdown of how each round/day of recruitment will work:

Round One: this round each PNM will be able to meet women in each sorority for 45 minutes. After this round PNMs will preference their top three sororities for mutual matching.

Round Two: during this round each PNM will visit at most three sororities for one hour. After this round PNMs will make another preference for their top two sororities for mutual matching.

Round Three: each PNM will visit at most their two sorority preferences for 75 minutes. When this round is complete PNMs will make their final preference for their remaining sororities (two is the maximum)

Bid Day: PNMs will find out what sorority they are matched with and begin their commitment of values-based living and sisterhood!

During the Formal Recruitment process, PNMs will be guided by their Recruitment Guides, or Rho Gammas; these are women who have temporarily disassociated with their chapters to provide guidance to PNMs.

Click here to register for Panhellenic Formal Recruitment and be sure to check out the registration page (Campus Director) for updates! Registration opens on Friday, May 1 and closes Wednesday, September 4 at 5pm. Remember, registration is $10 and can be paid at formal FSL events or in the Office of Student and Community Engagement located in the Harry C. Moores Student Union. If you have any questions, email greeklife@capital.edu or call 614-236-6901.

Interfraternity Council Formal Recruitment

Fraternities on campus will hold events at specific locations. The fraternities on campus will use time during these events to get to know potential new members, share what they have done as a chapter, and showcase the meaning of brotherhood and how joining a Greek lettered organization can make you a better person. Bid Day for IFC fraternities is Friday, September 18 in which a PNM can formally sign a bid of membership for a fraternity. PNMs cannot sign bids until that date and after. Below are formal recruitment events for each fraternity:

Alpha Sigma Phi

Tues. Aug. 25th - Cook Out, Schaaf Lawn, at 6:30pm

Thurs. Sept. 3rd - Service Event at Ronald McDonald House or Humane Society in Columbus, time TBD.

Our National Pan-Hellenic Council or City-Wide chapters conduct membership intake. These chapters will have open forums and events for students interested in membership. Once you have decided which organization to join, notify the fraternity or sorority of your decision and they will let you know how to join. Each organization has its own processes. If you have questions, contact sce@capital.edu or call 614-236-6901.

Informal Recruitment Process

During the spring or after Fall Formal Recruitment, our NPC and IFC fraternities and sororities hold informal recruitment. Chapters will host events to engage potential new members and introduce them to Fraternity and Sorority Life and specific chapters within the community. Different than formal recruitment, this process does not involve structured rounds or schedules, but offers a more laid back atmosphere in which members and interested students can interact and get to know one another. Chapters may extend bids to individuals at any time during this process. Individuals have up to one calendar year to accept or deny a bid.